Iron fence-post



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J. S. FOX.

IRONA FENCE POST.

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IRON FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION, forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,844, dated January 2, 1583.

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T) all whom t't may concern:

Beit known that I, JAMES S. FOX, a citizen ot' Ontario, Canada, residing at Woodstock, in the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Iron Fence-Posts, of which'the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part ot' this specitcation, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of an iron fencepost constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section through the center ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view ot' the shoe detached.` Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line x of Fig. 2. Fig..5 is a transverse section on the line y y ot' Fig. l. Fig. 6 represents modilications of my invention.

My invention has for its object to so improve the construction of iron posts for barbedwire fences as to greatly increase their strength and durability, and also render them much stilfer or firmer when inserted in the ground than heretofore; and myinvention consists in a fence-post composed of a single continuous semicircular piece of metal which is bent double at its center, so that theedges of the two parts come together, and which has a metallic foot-'piece secured to its lower end.

The second part of my inventionhas for its object to facilitate and expedite the operation oi' setting the post in the ground, thus saving much time and labor; and it consists in the combination, with a fence-post constructed as above described, ot' a pointed iianged shoe composed 'of two separate portions secured to the lower ends of the two vertical portions of the tubular post, the outer edges of the iianges diverging from the bottom or point upward, the shoe thus enabling the post to be readily driven into the ground, while the flanges extend its area and consequent bearing-surface and render the post stili' and immovable when set.

1u the said dra-wings, A represents an iron fence-post, which is composed of a piece of angle-iron of suitablellength bent double at b, thus forming two parallel vertical portions or bars, c c, which are fitted closely together and form a tubular post of rectangular form in cross-section, as seen in Fig. 5, which possesses the advantages of great strength. stii'- ness, and durability, combined with lightness, small cust, and immunity from liability-'to destruction by re.

Between the lower ends of the portions c c of the postare secured by a single bolt or rivet, d, a pointed shoe, B, which is composed ot'two separate triangular wrought iron plates, e c, each side ofeach plate being bent outward at an angle, as seen in Figs. 3 and '4, forming ilanges 10, the outer edges of which diverge 0r incline outward from the bottom toward the top, while a central tlat portion, 12, is left ot' a width corresponding to that of the portion c ot' the post, which is thus confined by the rivet d tightly between the angles 13 of the bent plate @,and in this manner prevented from movinglaterally or getting out ofplace, the two plates e being still further secured together by a rivet,f, near the point of the shoe. Instead ot' bending the sides of the plate c at the angles 13, as shown, to form dat tlanges 10, these sides may each be bent in a curve to form curved flanges, if preferred. This shoe B greatly facilitates the operation of setting the post, it being merely necessary to drive.

the shoe into the ground until its upper end is tlush or a little beneath its surface, which can be most conveniently accomplished by theemployment of a short piece of heavy metal tubing slipped over the postA and moved up` and down thereon for the purpose of delivering the necessary blows upon the upper end of the shoe; butthese blows may be delivered by a hammer or other suitable instrument, it' preferred; and it will be seen that bythe employment of this shoe the necessity of digging post-holes, as heretofore, is entirely obviated, thereby effecting a material saving in time and labor, while the projecting anges 10 greatly extend the area of the shoe, and its consequent bearing or holding surface in the ground, after the latter has been rammed or stamped down around it, thus imparting great stability to the post and rendering it capable of resisting a great strain.

The post A, in lieu of being composed of a single piece of iron doubled over at b, as shown,

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may beformed of two entirely separate pieces, l piece of metal which is bent double at its cen- -similar to the portions c c, fitted together in the same manner to form a tube, in which case they would be held together at their lower ends only by the bolt d or other` device used for securing them to the shoe B; and, instead ot' making,r theportions c c of angle-iron, they may be formed of iron bentor rolled into semicircular or curved form in cross-section, so that when put together they will forni a tubular post of circular or oval form in cross-section, as seen in Fig'.

Any suitable clamping or .fastening device may be employed in connection with my iniproved post for securing; thereto the barbed wires employed in forming the fence.

That 1 claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isv p l. As a new artieleot' manufacture, a tencepost iormed of' a single continuous tubular ter, so that the edges of thc two parts come together, and which has a metallic foot-piece secured to its lower end, substantially as shown.

2. A tubular fence-postlfA, composed of a single bar of angle-iron, or iron of semicircnlar or curved form in cross-section, bent double at b to form two parallel vertical bars or portions, c '0, in combination with the pointed shoe B, composed ot' two separate plates or portions, e e, bent to form flanges l0, and secured to the lower ends ofthe bars c c, substantially as and for the purpose described.

Witness my hund this 2d day of January, A. D. 1882.

' JAMES S. FOX. In presence of- P. E. TESGHEMACHER,

W. J. GAMBRXDGE. 

